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president obama unveiling what the white house says is his key priority for is second term, immigration reform. after superstorm sandy hit, residents get what they have been demanding from congress. all that and a change for the boy scouts. the heat is on at the white house and burglars beware. good morning, i'm mara. the groundwork is laid and president obama will detail the plans for the broadest overhaul in nearly three decades. the president will make his announcement a day after senators unveil their plan. nbcs tracie potts is live with more. good morning. >> reporter: mara, good morning. the president and lawmakers are talking about it. this time we could see action because both sides are motivated. if congress drags its feet on immigration, the white house has a plan ready. president obama will lay it out today in las vegas. the white house says it's similar to what democrats and republicans introduced monday. >> we are going to get pushback but americans are saying let's get it fixed. they are in line for citizenship after paying fees and learn english. >> no one should expect t
president obama unveiling what the white house says is his key priority for is second term, immigration reform. after superstorm sandy hit, residents get what they have been demanding from congress. all that and a change for the boy scouts. the heat is on at the white house and burglars beware. good morning, i'm mara. the groundwork is laid and president obama will detail the plans for the broadest overhaul in nearly three decades. the president will make his announcement a day after senators...
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coming up on "early today," president obama unveiling today what the house says is his key priority for a second term. immigration reform. >>> three months after superstorm sandy hit the northeast, residents finally get what they've been demanding from congress. all that and a potential major change for the boy scouts. the heat is on at the white house. and burglars beware, you don't want to mess with taye diggs. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for tuesday, january 29th, 2013. >>> good morning. i'm mara schiavocampo. the groundwork has been laid and today, president obama will detail his plans for the broadest overhaul of this country's immigration law in nearly three decades. the president will make his announcement in las vegas the day after a bipartisan group of senators up veil their plans. nbc's tracie potts is in washington with more. tracie. good morning. >> reporter: are good morning, everyone. the white house said what the president will say in las vegas is similar to what we saw that group of democrats and republicans lay out here on capitol
coming up on "early today," president obama unveiling today what the house says is his key priority for a second term. immigration reform. >>> three months after superstorm sandy hit the northeast, residents finally get what they've been demanding from congress. all that and a potential major change for the boy scouts. the heat is on at the white house. and burglars beware, you don't want to mess with taye diggs. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer:...
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wedged between two buildings.ú@as we told you earlier posted an , president barack obama unveiled a new proposal for gun- control and democrats say that the nra went too far with their ad criticizing the president's proposal within 12 hours before they unveiled their new plan for gun-control advocates for the second amendment had already launched a pre-emptive strike. the national rifle association released this that calling attention to the secret service and his daughters at their private school. the spot echoing the group's proposal for arms police armedarmed police officers house democratic leader nancy pelosi heading into a hearing on a new gun restrictions said that the ad crosses a line. completely inappropriate to involve the president's children they have protection because of national security. it's really inappropriate. it's just a disgrace. >> other say that the debt amounted to intimidation. that kind of ad i think is dangerous. irresponsible chance this is not your grandfather's nra there was also outraged over at the white house most americans agree that the president's c
wedged between two buildings.ú@as we told you earlier posted an , president barack obama unveiled a new proposal for gun- control and democrats say that the nra went too far with their ad criticizing the president's proposal within 12 hours before they unveiled their new plan for gun-control advocates for the second amendment had already launched a pre-emptive strike. the national rifle association released this that calling attention to the secret service and his daughters at their private...
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yesterday, i was personally very proud to be in the white house as president obama and vice president biden unveiled a strong, comprehensive package of legislative and regulatory reforms needed to response to the ongoing gun violence in america's cities and suburbs. every day america's mayors see the carnage caused by illegal guns and assault weapons that have no place on our nation's streets. working with president obama, vice president biden and the congress, we will make sure that the changes that are needed to protect our children are made. ladies and gentlemen, u.s. conference of mayors, welcome back our great friend, vice president joe biden. \[applause] >> thank you very much. please, please be seated. thank you all very, very much. an honor to be back with you. i would like to begin by acknowledging two folks from delaware who are here who are engaged in this subject as well. one i have known for years and years. he is now our new mayor, dennis williams, i don't know where you are out there, but welcome to the conference, old buddy. great to have you. and dennis and i go back
yesterday, i was personally very proud to be in the white house as president obama and vice president biden unveiled a strong, comprehensive package of legislative and regulatory reforms needed to response to the ongoing gun violence in america's cities and suburbs. every day america's mayors see the carnage caused by illegal guns and assault weapons that have no place on our nation's streets. working with president obama, vice president biden and the congress, we will make sure that the...
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president obama unveiling his plan it stop gun violence. with sweeping changes to gun laws. what they would mean for the gun industry and for owners. and more trouble for boeing 787 dream liner. is it becoming a nightmare? new problems and the stock getting slammed today. japan airlines grounding all of its 787s after an emergency landing. smoke detected on that plane. will more carriers do the same? and lululemons stock down. the street not happy with its outlook but yoga retailer ceo said her guidance has been misunderstood and she will join us exclusively to explain. my partner, sue herera, is at the new york stock exchange. hi, sue pz president obama unveil be his plan for tougher kbun gun control, including banning military style assault rifles and tougher back ground checks. >> some have to have congresss approval. some include a ban on assault weapons, limits on magazine capacity, background checks and improve access to mental health. the president said that this is one of the most important things that he can do as president of the united states. >> this is our first
president obama unveiling his plan it stop gun violence. with sweeping changes to gun laws. what they would mean for the gun industry and for owners. and more trouble for boeing 787 dream liner. is it becoming a nightmare? new problems and the stock getting slammed today. japan airlines grounding all of its 787s after an emergency landing. smoke detected on that plane. will more carriers do the same? and lululemons stock down. the street not happy with its outlook but yoga retailer ceo said her...
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this past week president obama unveiled a package of new proposals aimed at curbing gun violence. >> congress should impose a ban on military-style assault weapons. >> reporter: but its resistance remains. today thousands rallied in cities across the country to mark gun appreciation day. >> we need to enforce the laws we have. not make it harder for me to have my own gun. >> reporter: immigration reform is also high on the president's list. analysts say in order to get his agenda through, mr. obama will have to act quickly. >> but i think most experts in washington believe that realistically, if the president wants to accomplish big things in his second term, he's got about two years to do it. >> reporter: white house officials say president obama is putting the final touches on his inauguration address, even reading the speeches of past two-term presidents. lester? >> kristen welker tonight, thank you. for more i'm joined by david gregory, moderator of "meet the press." david, four years ago we were talking about the honeymoon period, that clearly isn't happening this time, but is t
this past week president obama unveiled a package of new proposals aimed at curbing gun violence. >> congress should impose a ban on military-style assault weapons. >> reporter: but its resistance remains. today thousands rallied in cities across the country to mark gun appreciation day. >> we need to enforce the laws we have. not make it harder for me to have my own gun. >> reporter: immigration reform is also high on the president's list. analysts say in order to get...
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today unveiled the most ambitious effort to stem gun violence in at least two decades. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we detail the president's proposals, including bans on assault weapons and high capacity magazines, and offer some perspective in a wide- ranging roundtable discussion. >> brown: then, margaret warner talks with retired u.s. general stanley mcchrystal about his command of the war in afghanistan and his new book "my share of the task." >> the afghan people are terrified. they're scared they're going to have their allies leave, their government is weak and that there's a chance they will slide back into not just taliban control but potentially civil war. >> suarez: on tonight's daily download, we look back at the 2012 election and ahead to the
today unveiled the most ambitious effort to stem gun violence in at least two decades. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we detail the president's proposals, including bans on assault weapons and high capacity magazines, and offer some perspective in a wide- ranging roundtable discussion. >> brown: then, margaret warner talks with retired u.s. general stanley mcchrystal about his command of the war in afghanistan and...
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an emotional president obama unveiled his plan in front of an audience that included parents of newtown victims. >> she dreamed of becoming a painter. chris, her father, gave me one of her paintings. and i hung it in my private study. and every time i look at that painting, i think about how when it comes to protecting the most vulnerable among us, we must act now. for grace. >> the president outlined four major points. each one evoked memories of past mass shootings. >> we will make sure mental health professionals know their options for reporting threats of violence. >> reporter: this action makes it easier to share mental health records with authorities, a move that could have identified seung-hui cho as a threat before the virginia tech massacre. >> congress should restore a ban on military-style assault weapons and a ten-round limit for magazines. >> reporter: the previous ban expired in 2004. the gun used in newtown, connecticut is the kind that would be banned. he wants a limit on ammunition that could have reduced the number killed in aurora, colorado. >> if you want to buy a gu
an emotional president obama unveiled his plan in front of an audience that included parents of newtown victims. >> she dreamed of becoming a painter. chris, her father, gave me one of her paintings. and i hung it in my private study. and every time i look at that painting, i think about how when it comes to protecting the most vulnerable among us, we must act now. for grace. >> the president outlined four major points. each one evoked memories of past mass shootings. >> we...
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. >> president obama will unveil his own immigration reform message tuesday in las vegas. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >> that reform would give temporary work papers for agricultural jobs as well as the children. >> today is day one of our blitz and glitz coverage down in new orleans. our team of reporter, anchors, producers, photographers, they all pulled out of here first thing in thmorning and they'll be bringing you coverage of everything happening in the days leading up to the super bowl. wusa's andrea roane is anchoring our coverage. andrea. >> welcome to the big easy, the crescent city, the city that care forgot, the place i call home. new orleans, louisiana. i'm here with my tour guide, laurna and her best buddy, elvis, taking me on a tour of my city. the city has changed so much. it changes every time we come back. one thing that never changes is, you're going to have the best time in the world. the best entertainment, and by the way, there's a super bowl on sunday. you'll see all of that right on cbs. we're bringing you the blitz and the glitz. s
. >> president obama will unveil his own immigration reform message tuesday in las vegas. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >> that reform would give temporary work papers for agricultural jobs as well as the children. >> today is day one of our blitz and glitz coverage down in new orleans. our team of reporter, anchors, producers, photographers, they all pulled out of here first thing in thmorning and they'll be bringing you coverage of everything happening in the...
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president obama is going to unveil his immigration reform in a major speech in nevada, a state where hispanics make up 20% of the population. it's after a group of bipartisan senators reached a compromise on how to move forward with comprehensive immigration legislation. included in the bill, citizenship for 11 million undocumented workers in this country. >> other bipartisan groups and senators have stood in the same spot before trumpeting similar pro po sales. the politics on this issue have been turned upside down. for the first time ever, there's more political risk in opposing immigration reform than supporting it. >> what's going on now is unacceptable. in reality, what's been created is a de facto amnesty. we have been too content for too long to allow them to mow our lawn, serve our food, clean our homes and watch our children while not affording them the benefits that make our country great. >> those seeking citizenship would be required to register with the federal government, settle debts with the government including fines and back taxes, under go a criminal background ch
president obama is going to unveil his immigration reform in a major speech in nevada, a state where hispanics make up 20% of the population. it's after a group of bipartisan senators reached a compromise on how to move forward with comprehensive immigration legislation. included in the bill, citizenship for 11 million undocumented workers in this country. >> other bipartisan groups and senators have stood in the same spot before trumpeting similar pro po sales. the politics on this issue...
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. >>> when president obama unveiled his gun policy today, several children stood with him. they wrote letters to the president about the newtown tragedy, including a 10-year- old boy from georgia. >> people can really be killed. i want to make like a rule to stop it. >> this is a copy of the letter he sent to the president. the 10-year-old asked president obama to stop gun violence. in response, the president invited him to the white house for today's announcement. >>> experts on gun policy are noting that president obama did not do what president george h.w. bush did after a school massacre in stockton in 1989. president obama did not use his authority to block the import of weapons that where not generally recognized for sporting purposes. >>> interior secretary, ken salazar the latest secretary to announce he is leaving the obama administration. he plans to step down in march to return to his home in colorado. president obama released a statement praising salazar on his work, saying he helped expand the development of domestic energy resources, while also protecting wate
. >>> when president obama unveiled his gun policy today, several children stood with him. they wrote letters to the president about the newtown tragedy, including a 10-year- old boy from georgia. >> people can really be killed. i want to make like a rule to stop it. >> this is a copy of the letter he sent to the president. the 10-year-old asked president obama to stop gun violence. in response, the president invited him to the white house for today's announcement....
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david: president obama unveiling his own proposal for immigration reform during today's visit to las vegas. liz: what could this mean for millions, some 11 million undocumented people? peter barnes arias from the white house with more details. >> reporter: well, like that a bipartisan centers to five senators who announced their planned, the president wants to create a path the citizenship of the 11 million accurate aliens currently living in the country, allowing him to stay here and work here illegally while they wait for green cards and eventual citizenship. similar to the bipartisan senate plan yesterday, the president require the ghosts of register for provisionally rose status. and it would get the back of the line for the citizenship process he also wants to beef up border security, improve the employee verification system with a five-year phase-in, and he wants to streamline the illegal immigration system which is got big backlogs. for example, warning green cars to foreign students to earn advanced degrees here in the united states and science, technology, engineering, and m
david: president obama unveiling his own proposal for immigration reform during today's visit to las vegas. liz: what could this mean for millions, some 11 million undocumented people? peter barnes arias from the white house with more details. >> reporter: well, like that a bipartisan centers to five senators who announced their planned, the president wants to create a path the citizenship of the 11 million accurate aliens currently living in the country, allowing him to stay here and...
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what specifics would you put in it for president obama to unveil in the state of the union message? guest: well, there is a question of what to reveal and what is politically possible, and then there is in between what is politically possible and what is unlikely to happen. what is possible is not getting any stimulus past. ideal i would like to see a bunch of things. i would like to see more investment in medium-term public infrastructure projects. energy, transportation, fixing the water systems is a big unmet need. we could get a lot of pretty quick boost to the economy simply by providing aid to state and local governments to reverse the spending cuts they have made. we hired hundreds of thousands -- rehire the laid off school teachers. resume the mundane public investment projects like fixing potholes that have been put on ice because state budgets are strapped. you can get a boost to the economy. given that the fact the economy is improving would get as a long way back. host: here is another short video sent to us by social media. caller: hello. looking forward to reading one
what specifics would you put in it for president obama to unveil in the state of the union message? guest: well, there is a question of what to reveal and what is politically possible, and then there is in between what is politically possible and what is unlikely to happen. what is possible is not getting any stimulus past. ideal i would like to see a bunch of things. i would like to see more investment in medium-term public infrastructure projects. energy, transportation, fixing the water...
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senators unveiled their proposal to overhaul the immigration laws. president obama called far pathway for citizenship for the illegal immigrants already in the country. we spoke to the head of the group for republicans for immigration reform. host: carlos gutierrez was commerce secretary in the george w. bush administration. now he's with the group republicans for immigration reform, which he co-founded. thanks for joining us from new york. guest: a pleasure. host: the headline in the baltimore sun today -- secretary, what do you think about the president's remarks yesterday? it sounds like he will let congress take the lead if they can get rolling. guest: yes, i think the principles are pretty straightforward and very similar. it's pretty easy to agree to a set of principles. the real crunch will come in when you get into the details and when you get into the actual writing of a bill, which the last time was 700 pages. it gets into a level of complexity that sometimes we disregard. i don't think that's the part about a threat of sending his own bill
senators unveiled their proposal to overhaul the immigration laws. president obama called far pathway for citizenship for the illegal immigrants already in the country. we spoke to the head of the group for republicans for immigration reform. host: carlos gutierrez was commerce secretary in the george w. bush administration. now he's with the group republicans for immigration reform, which he co-founded. thanks for joining us from new york. guest: a pleasure. host: the headline in the baltimore...
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obama flew to las vegas today to unveil his plan. one of the major sticking points is border security. now, just yesterday the white house enforcement has never been better but today the president called for making more improvements. and he played up the similarities between his idea and the senator's proposal. >> the time has come for common sense, comprehensive, immigration reform. >> for the first time in many years, republicans and democrats seem ready to tackle this problem together. >> but analysts say there are differences, unlike the senators, the president did not say the feds have to improve border security before illegal immigrants can take a so-called path of citizenship. this morning on america's newsroom, one of those senators republican marco rubio telling me that is a deal him. >> it seems like he is starting to start a bidding war. we are not going to do an immigration bidding war. we have a set of principles, i have been talking about them for a number of weeks. fortunately there is a group of senate democrats and r
obama flew to las vegas today to unveil his plan. one of the major sticking points is border security. now, just yesterday the white house enforcement has never been better but today the president called for making more improvements. and he played up the similarities between his idea and the senator's proposal. >> the time has come for common sense, comprehensive, immigration reform. >> for the first time in many years, republicans and democrats seem ready to tackle this problem...
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yesterday, i was personally very proud to be in the white house as president obama and vice president biden unveiled a strong, comprehensive package of legislative and regulatory reforms needed to response to the ongoing gun violence in america's cities and suburbs. every day america's mayors see the carnage caused by illegal guns and assault weapons that have no place on our nation's streets. working with president obama, vice president biden and the congress, we will make sure that the changes that are needed to protect our children are made. ladies and gentlemen, u.s. conference of mayors, welcome back our great friend, vice president joe biden. [applause] >> thank you very much. please, please be seated. thank you all very, very much. an honor to be back with you. i would like to begin by acknowledging two folks from delaware who are here who are engaged in this subject as well. one i have known for years and years. he is now our new mayor, dennis williams, i don't know where you are out there, but welcome to the conference, old buddy. great to have you. and dennis and i go back t
yesterday, i was personally very proud to be in the white house as president obama and vice president biden unveiled a strong, comprehensive package of legislative and regulatory reforms needed to response to the ongoing gun violence in america's cities and suburbs. every day america's mayors see the carnage caused by illegal guns and assault weapons that have no place on our nation's streets. working with president obama, vice president biden and the congress, we will make sure that the...
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[applause] >> thanks for a phenomenal session and wonderful insights. >> president obama will unveil a new set of gun-control proposals following the newtown, conn., shootings. next comi-con and now a conference on gun violence. the house agreed to hurricane -- next, a conference on gun violence. the house agreed on hurricane sandy relief aid. >> on washington journal we will talk about budget and debt issues with the ranking member of the ways and means committee. also, the chairman of the house judiciary committee will take your calls on immigration laws and the debates over proposals addressing gun violence, and we will be joined by a staff reporter whose recent article is titled "the mass of new plan to remake american politics -- massive new plan to remake american politics." >> next, a conversation on the second amendment, the right to keep and bear arms. we will hear from adam winkler, the author of the book gunfight. this is about 20 minutes. >> he is certainly one of the great emerging voices, insightful and influential of the nature of the meaning of the second amendment in
[applause] >> thanks for a phenomenal session and wonderful insights. >> president obama will unveil a new set of gun-control proposals following the newtown, conn., shootings. next comi-con and now a conference on gun violence. the house agreed to hurricane -- next, a conference on gun violence. the house agreed on hurricane sandy relief aid. >> on washington journal we will talk about budget and debt issues with the ranking member of the ways and means committee. also, the...
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the groundbreaking measure could be unveiled within a matter of days. president obama says he would like the whole process wrapped up in six months. >> it's been too long since we reformed the system. and we're starting to see a bipartisan consensus build around this. >> florida lawmaker mario diaz has seen a sea change on the issue on both sides. >>> senator kerry's seat has been moved on since he moved on to secretary of state. william mo cohen. cohen will be on the job until a special election in june. it's the first time in history there will be two african-americans serving in the senate. the other is tim scott of south carolina. >>> and congress is expected to hold another so-called bipartisan date night when the president delivers the state of the union address next month. for the third-straight year dozens of lawmakers plan to break tradition by sitting with members of the opposing party. it's all to symbolize the importance of working together. >> i'm sure that's not awkward at all. >>> all right. coming up after the break, the man behind the m
the groundbreaking measure could be unveiled within a matter of days. president obama says he would like the whole process wrapped up in six months. >> it's been too long since we reformed the system. and we're starting to see a bipartisan consensus build around this. >> florida lawmaker mario diaz has seen a sea change on the issue on both sides. >>> senator kerry's seat has been moved on since he moved on to secretary of state. william mo cohen. cohen will be on the job...
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just a few hours now until president obama unveils hi new comprehensive gun control package for the nation. but some are dismissing those proposals before they are even released. politico is reporting this morning that the house has little appetite for gun reform. according to interviews with several house republicans, there is some strong indication that any new legislation will not even see a vote on the house floor. pompom's plan today will include a ban on assault weapons, restrictions on high-capacity clips and enforcement of federal background checks. all three of those proposals have no hope without congressional approval. right now, 60,000 people are gathering at the world's largest gun show in las vegas including a weapons group based out of newtown, connecticut, the very same city of last month's mass shooting. the shooting hunting and outdoor trade show lasts through friday. enthusiasts say they are not worried about new gun restrictions as part of an effort to sell the nation on tighter gun control, president obama will be surrounded by children during today's announcement. all
just a few hours now until president obama unveils hi new comprehensive gun control package for the nation. but some are dismissing those proposals before they are even released. politico is reporting this morning that the house has little appetite for gun reform. according to interviews with several house republicans, there is some strong indication that any new legislation will not even see a vote on the house floor. pompom's plan today will include a ban on assault weapons, restrictions on...
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you're looking live at white house where tomorrow president obama will unveil his gun control plan for the nation, believed to be the most sweeping and controversial since the crowation of the second amendment. press secretary jay carney says the president's proposals will be significant. >> the president has made clear that he intends to take a comprehensive approach, including the assault weapons ban, including a measure to ban hi high-capacity magazine clips, including an effort to close the very big loopholes in the background check system in our country. >> is the white house plan enough? we'll talk to experts on both sides of the gun battle. victims' families and big city mayors. >>> adam lanza murdered 20 children and six adults, at least 917 americans have been killed by guns. nra reports an unprecedented surge in membership, up 250,000 over the past month. add to that, record sales of ar-15 assault rifles. what's the solution? more weapons or stricter laws? let's talk about all of that tonight with our studio audience. it's our version of the town hall, the most important issu
you're looking live at white house where tomorrow president obama will unveil his gun control plan for the nation, believed to be the most sweeping and controversial since the crowation of the second amendment. press secretary jay carney says the president's proposals will be significant. >> the president has made clear that he intends to take a comprehensive approach, including the assault weapons ban, including a measure to ban hi high-capacity magazine clips, including an effort to...
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yesterday, i was personally very proud to be in the white house as president obama and vice president biden unveiled a strong, comprehensive package of legislative and regulatory reforms needed to response to the ongoing gun violence in america's cities and suburbs. seey day america's mayors the carnage caused by illegal guns and assault weapons that have no place on our nation's streets. working with president obama, vice president biden and the congress, we will make sure that the changes that are needed to protect our children are made. ladies and gentlemen, u.s. conference of mayors, welcome back our great friend, vice president joe biden. [applause] >> thank you very much. please, please be seated. thank you all very, very much. an honor to be back with you. i would like to begin by acknowledging two folks from delaware who are here who are engaged in this subject as well. one i have known for years and years. he is now our new mayor, dennis williams, i don't know where you are out there, but welcome to the conference, old buddy. great to have you. and dennis and i go back to the
yesterday, i was personally very proud to be in the white house as president obama and vice president biden unveiled a strong, comprehensive package of legislative and regulatory reforms needed to response to the ongoing gun violence in america's cities and suburbs. seey day america's mayors the carnage caused by illegal guns and assault weapons that have no place on our nation's streets. working with president obama, vice president biden and the congress, we will make sure that the changes...
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will unveil a new set of gun-control proposals following the newtown, conn., shootings.this week and is the presidential inoculation. c-span will give you live coverage starting with a look back at the president's 2009 a not little speech. the official swearing-in is before noon. monday, the public cannot rural ceremony.-- cannot rurainaugura >> student video entries with your message to the president on how to do. get them to c-span by this friday for your chance at the grand prize of $5,000 for more details, go to studentcam.org. >> next, a conversation on the second amendment. we will hear from author adam winkler. this is about 20 minutes. >> he is certainly one of the great emerging voices, insightful and influential of the nature of the meaning of the second amendment in the wake of the supreme court's decision, so thank you for joining me in this effort. i want to thank the organizers, everyone from the president down to staff that has organized a terrific and hopefully impact full conference. i am not going to talk with any powerpoints. as a law professor i do not like the fo
will unveil a new set of gun-control proposals following the newtown, conn., shootings.this week and is the presidential inoculation. c-span will give you live coverage starting with a look back at the president's 2009 a not little speech. the official swearing-in is before noon. monday, the public cannot rural ceremony.-- cannot rurainaugura >> student video entries with your message to the president on how to do. get them to c-span by this friday for your chance at the grand prize of...
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. >>> president obama unveils a sweeping gun control proposal today at the white house. it's expected to include a new ban on assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines as well as over a dozen steps that don't need congressional approval. just yesterday new york governor andrew cuomo signed the nation's toughest gun control law into effect. among its provisions is a ban on assault weapons. >>> meanwhile, two shootings to report. the first in kentucky. two people were killed and a teenager wounded when a gunman fired into their vehicle at a community college. it's believed the shooting stemmed from a domestic issue. a suspect later turned himself in. >>> and in downtown st. louis, the financial aid director of a business school was wounded by an apparently disgruntled student. that student does have a mental disability and was told on monday he was losing his financial assistance. after shooting the administrator, the student then shot himself. both men remain hospitalized, which is really something. you're seeing more and more -- at least we're reporting on t
. >>> president obama unveils a sweeping gun control proposal today at the white house. it's expected to include a new ban on assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines as well as over a dozen steps that don't need congressional approval. just yesterday new york governor andrew cuomo signed the nation's toughest gun control law into effect. among its provisions is a ban on assault weapons. >>> meanwhile, two shootings to report. the first in kentucky. two people...
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also just before noon today president obama unveils, officially unveils his proposals for reducing gun violence. the proposals are based on recommendations from vice president biden's gun safety task force and will include an assault weapons ban, a ban on high capacity magazines and an effort to close loopholes in the background check system. watch live coverage of his announcement at 11:55 eastern over on c-span. >> he had been talking about this dream that he had had. he had talked about it for years, you know, the american dream, and that it had become his dream. and he had been in detroit just a few months before, and he had talked about, you know, i have a dream that america will someday realize these principles in the deck ha ration of independence. declaration of independence. so i think he was just inspired by that moment. >> sunday on "after words," claiborne carson recalls his journey as a civil rights activist, participating in the 1963 march on washington to prominent historian and editor of martin luther king jr.'s papers. it's part of three days of booktv this weekend, mo
also just before noon today president obama unveils, officially unveils his proposals for reducing gun violence. the proposals are based on recommendations from vice president biden's gun safety task force and will include an assault weapons ban, a ban on high capacity magazines and an effort to close loopholes in the background check system. watch live coverage of his announcement at 11:55 eastern over on c-span. >> he had been talking about this dream that he had had. he had talked...
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unveils his own proposal today when he visits las vegas. the president's plan is said to be more liberal. offering illegal immigrants a faster path to citizenship. >>> a murder mystery in southern california. a prominent doctor has been shot and killed. robert gilbert, a urologist known for his local tv commercials was found in his exam room with seven gunshot wounds. the suspect arrested in the same room, is described as a patient in his 70s. police are trying to figure out the motive. >>> finally, we saw at the top of the show, it could be a ride in the history books. take a look. a photographer caught an image of garrett mcnamara. you can barely see him because he's riding what is thought to be a 100-foot wave in portugal. a ten-story building looming behind him. if confirmed, mcnamara would break his own world record he set in the same spot in portugal riding this wave, a mere 78 feet at the same beach in 2011. >> i didn't know they had waves that big in portugal. wow. incredible. you surfed them a lot, right? >> i surfed them exactly 0
unveils his own proposal today when he visits las vegas. the president's plan is said to be more liberal. offering illegal immigrants a faster path to citizenship. >>> a murder mystery in southern california. a prominent doctor has been shot and killed. robert gilbert, a urologist known for his local tv commercials was found in his exam room with seven gunshot wounds. the suspect arrested in the same room, is described as a patient in his 70s. police are trying to figure out the...
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as we told you, president obama has to las vegas today to unveil reform proposal. this comes a day after a group of senators offer plan that would immigrants a pat way to exchange forn tighter border security. our sister station in news thatel 8 will have more on in a fewming up moments. now on the tuesday morning commute. >> good morning. metrorail, virginia railways, reporting on time, on schedule. delays throughout silver spring. we're good for 270 and the american legion -- legion bridge. main break inr alexandria. that is putting a delayed on the buses, about a 20 minute around the break. parkway, heading over the bridge south capitol street -- we to check in with the forecast. break, very main common one temperatures are fluctuating up and down. we see sprinkles in springfield across there as well potomac. they are falling apart. are around 30. a wide range this afternoon. 40 in frederick, 56 in fredericksburg. tomorrow, afternoon storms. , for watching. we will have an ♪ >>> super bowl ads are pushing the envelope again. this time, it's all about the viewe
as we told you, president obama has to las vegas today to unveil reform proposal. this comes a day after a group of senators offer plan that would immigrants a pat way to exchange forn tighter border security. our sister station in news thatel 8 will have more on in a fewming up moments. now on the tuesday morning commute. >> good morning. metrorail, virginia railways, reporting on time, on schedule. delays throughout silver spring. we're good for 270 and the american legion -- legion...
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after unveiling his proposals wednesday, mr. obama is pressuring congress with a new online petition. it seeks support for universal background checks and other reforms. one virginia state lawmaker went dramatic. brandishing an ak-47 yesterday, while urging a support for a ban on assault weapons. it was unloaded. and his bill was defeated. >>> washington gearing up for a full weekend of inaugural events. security has been cranking up as practice for all of the major happenings take place tomorrow. mr. obama, vice president biden and their wives taking part in service events across washington. they will be sworn up on sunday, before monday's ceremonial swearing in at the capitol. >>> a scare for an alaskan airlines flight overnight. fighter jets were scrambled after reports of a possible hijacking. those jets escorted the 737 to sea-tac airport. someone called the honolulu office. >>> across the country at miami's airport, two massive airliners clipping each other at the gate, damaging both planes. an airbus arriving from argenti
after unveiling his proposals wednesday, mr. obama is pressuring congress with a new online petition. it seeks support for universal background checks and other reforms. one virginia state lawmaker went dramatic. brandishing an ak-47 yesterday, while urging a support for a ban on assault weapons. it was unloaded. and his bill was defeated. >>> washington gearing up for a full weekend of inaugural events. security has been cranking up as practice for all of the major happenings take...
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president obama will unveil his full recommendations on gun can control later this week and executive orders could come very quickly. we brought you the story yesterday. congress says, climate change is real, and it is our fault. humans, to take the blame. and first please take a look at this video, thunder sleet, turning snow in dallas, texas this morning. a winter weather advisory is in effect until 10 a.m., flights delayed, hundreds canceled and airlines say flights will resume sometime this afternoon. that's dallas, texas. we get facebook's big mystery announcement today. could it be a new search engine, a facebook phone? it had better be good because the stock has run up as the buzz mounted. plus, a new sign of how much the pc market is really struggling. dell to go private, question mark? we'll have the opening bell for you right after this. >> announcer: you never know when, but thieves can steal your identity and turn your life upside down. >> hi. >> hi. you know, i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card account with us. >> you just read my mind. >> announcer: jus
president obama will unveil his full recommendations on gun can control later this week and executive orders could come very quickly. we brought you the story yesterday. congress says, climate change is real, and it is our fault. humans, to take the blame. and first please take a look at this video, thunder sleet, turning snow in dallas, texas this morning. a winter weather advisory is in effect until 10 a.m., flights delayed, hundreds canceled and airlines say flights will resume sometime this...
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president obama has formally unveiled his proposals to reform the nation's gun laws more than a month after the shooting massacre in newtown. on wednesday, obama called for reinstating the ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, expanding background checks for gun buyers, improving the delivery of mental health services, and allowing schools to hire up to 1000 school resource officers and counselors. obama presented his plan alongside vice-president joe biden, who headed the white house task force appointed after newtown. >> in the months since 20 precious children and six brave adults were violently taken from us in sandy hook elementary, more than 900 of our fellow americans have reportedly died at the end of a gun. 900. in the past month. and every day we wait, that number will keep growing. so i am putting forward a specific set of proposals based on the work of joe's task force. and in the days ahead, i intend to use whatever with this office holds to make them a reality. >> the white house plan is expected to meet stiff resistance from house republicans an
president obama has formally unveiled his proposals to reform the nation's gun laws more than a month after the shooting massacre in newtown. on wednesday, obama called for reinstating the ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, expanding background checks for gun buyers, improving the delivery of mental health services, and allowing schools to hire up to 1000 school resource officers and counselors. obama presented his plan alongside vice-president joe biden, who headed...
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president obama had planned to push his vision for immigration reform at a speech in las vegas today. now the president will set his plan aside and endorse a plan unveiled monday by a bipartisan group of senators. >> this is a big deal. this is an important development. this is in keeping with the principles the president has been espousing for a long time. >> reporter: the group of eight senators, four democrats and four republicans, believe their plan could pass where others have failed. >> we believe this will be the year congress finally gets it done. >> reporter: the proposal provides a way for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the u.s. to become permanent citizens after steps have been taken to beef up border security. the president supports a quicker tooth citizenship, but the -- path to citizenship, but the white house says he's willing to compromise. >> we will work with congress, both parties, both houses, to achieve the bipartisan bill we need. >> reporter: despite support from both parties in congress and the white house, many people we talked to say passing a
president obama had planned to push his vision for immigration reform at a speech in las vegas today. now the president will set his plan aside and endorse a plan unveiled monday by a bipartisan group of senators. >> this is a big deal. this is an important development. this is in keeping with the principles the president has been espousing for a long time. >> reporter: the group of eight senators, four democrats and four republicans, believe their plan could pass where others have...
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the obama administration is reportedly preparing to unveil a new push for immigration reform in the coming months. according to the new york times, president obama will ask congress to approve measures including a new path to citizenship for some of 11 million undocumented people currently in the united states, as well as a guest worker program for low-wage immigrant workers. a bipartisan group of senators is working on a comprehensive bill that could be introduced as early as march. the administration is backing eventual citizenship after deporting more than 400,000 undocumented people in the 2012 fiscal year, the largest number in u.s. history. a number of civilians have been killed in an explosion that followed a u.s.-led nato raid in afghanistan. the victims reportedly died as they tried to collect the bodies of taliban fighters who have been killed in a firefight with u.s. troops around a mosque. it is not clear what caused the explosion as the fighters had already been shot dead when the blast occurred. estimates of the civilian death toll stand between seven and 16. the latest viole
the obama administration is reportedly preparing to unveil a new push for immigration reform in the coming months. according to the new york times, president obama will ask congress to approve measures including a new path to citizenship for some of 11 million undocumented people currently in the united states, as well as a guest worker program for low-wage immigrant workers. a bipartisan group of senators is working on a comprehensive bill that could be introduced as early as march. the...
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. >>> president obama unveiled his gun proposals yesterday aimed at reducing gun violence. analysts say it will be tough to get any gun legislation through congress. the president says it's up to the public to demand action. coming up for you at 7:15. why a bay area congressman said an attack ad released by the nra is dangerous. >>> a lawyer in san jose drafted an ordinance and presented it at a city council committee meeting yesterday. it calls for anyone in san jose who wants to own an assault weapon to be required to pass a mental health check and then turn the weapon over to police for safekeeping. if the owners want to check out the weapons, they would have to say. chuck reed says he's not sure it's a good idea for cities to make their own gun laws with the president taking it up on the national level. >>> some of the best companies 0 to work -- companies to work for are right here in the bay area. janine de la vega joins us with more and will tell us were with google starts the list. >> reporter: good morning. many will likely feel a sense of pride that their company
. >>> president obama unveiled his gun proposals yesterday aimed at reducing gun violence. analysts say it will be tough to get any gun legislation through congress. the president says it's up to the public to demand action. coming up for you at 7:15. why a bay area congressman said an attack ad released by the nra is dangerous. >>> a lawyer in san jose drafted an ordinance and presented it at a city council committee meeting yesterday. it calls for anyone in san jose who...
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president obama heads to las vegas to unveil his own immigration reform plan. he promised the reform in his 2008 but failed to deliver it in his first term. >> cenk: the reason why he failed to deliver it, of course, the republicans opposed him. the republicans seem a little more open to reform now. let me show you why. 71% of latinos voted for president obama. only 27% voted for governor romney. all of a sudden the republicans are thinking, maybe the latinos are not so bad. interesting. i'm sure that they, of course, vote based on principle, though. let me show you what is in the proposal. four major goals, providing a means for citizenship to immigrants who are already here. number two coming out with an employment verification system to make sure employers do not hire those people who are in the country illegally. number three letting in more low-skill workers and allowing employers to hire immigrants if they can show they couldn't recruit an u.s. citizen with the same skills. that's for corporate america. i'll explain that in a little bit. and number four,
president obama heads to las vegas to unveil his own immigration reform plan. he promised the reform in his 2008 but failed to deliver it in his first term. >> cenk: the reason why he failed to deliver it, of course, the republicans opposed him. the republicans seem a little more open to reform now. let me show you why. 71% of latinos voted for president obama. only 27% voted for governor romney. all of a sudden the republicans are thinking, maybe the latinos are not so bad. interesting....
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the plan president obama unveiled includes much of what we asked for in that letter. we will work with the president and the congress to get critical in needed legislative reforms enacted now. we also shedding courage corporations to follow common-sense principles and business practices to encourage gun safety. we will support and encourage any official of any political party who understands that the american people deserve to be protected from threats both foreign and domestic. we devote our time and energy to serving our community. that is public service. , on monday, the nation will celebrate the inauguration of president barack obama and the legacy of the late dr. martin luther king jr.. as mayors at this moment in our history it is good to be reminded of dr. king's words. dr. king said the measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but at times of challenge and controversy. these are certainly those times. history will measure us on where we stood on fiscal issues, on the environment, and most importantly on the education and sa
the plan president obama unveiled includes much of what we asked for in that letter. we will work with the president and the congress to get critical in needed legislative reforms enacted now. we also shedding courage corporations to follow common-sense principles and business practices to encourage gun safety. we will support and encourage any official of any political party who understands that the american people deserve to be protected from threats both foreign and domestic. we devote our...
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obama's and i will be happy to give him a listen. i am more troubled about mr. mr. lew's ability to garner a single vote on capitol hill of. lou: already reminding us of lew's new seat. >> it didn't take long. lou: congressman, we appreciate you being here. congressman trey gowdy. we will have much more on the gun-control debate throughout this broadcast. president obama was against them before he was for them and now he has made the bush tax cuts permanent. or at least 90% of us. but the white house has gone silent on the middle-class tax hikes. that's tonight's "chalk talk." and obama and the constitution. the second amendment is under assault. will the president get away with it? peter johnson joins us lou: we continue our look on the white house assault on the second amendment. the president saying he can rule by fiat on what is a constitutional republic. i am joined by peter jackson. good to have you here. >> thank you for having me. lou: president has said that he will, if necessary, use executive order to control guns in this
obama's and i will be happy to give him a listen. i am more troubled about mr. mr. lew's ability to garner a single vote on capitol hill of. lou: already reminding us of lew's new seat. >> it didn't take long. lou: congressman, we appreciate you being here. congressman trey gowdy. we will have much more on the gun-control debate throughout this broadcast. president obama was against them before he was for them and now he has made the bush tax cuts permanent. or at least 90% of us. but the...
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last november, president obama won more than 70% of the latino vote, a new political reality forcing some republicans to reconsider their past opposition. >> first of all, americans support it in poll after poll. secondly, latino voters expect t third, the democrats want it and fourth, republicans need it. >> reporter: senator marco rubio in a nevada newspaper today insisted illegal immigrants must earn their new citizenship. we can't round up millions of people and deport them but we also can't fix our broken immigration system if we provide incentives for people to come here illegally. also front and center, the battle over guns. president obama telling the new "republic" magazine that advocates of gun control have to do a little more listening than they do sometimes. asked if he has ever fired a gun, mr. obama said, up at camp david we do skeet shooting all the time, like jfk used to years ago. on "meet the press," former vice presidential candidate paul ryan referred to last month's newtown tragedy as a watershed moment. >> it's our worst nightmare, something like this happening.
last november, president obama won more than 70% of the latino vote, a new political reality forcing some republicans to reconsider their past opposition. >> first of all, americans support it in poll after poll. secondly, latino voters expect t third, the democrats want it and fourth, republicans need it. >> reporter: senator marco rubio in a nevada newspaper today insisted illegal immigrants must earn their new citizenship. we can't round up millions of people and deport them but...